Plane Crash List

Beechcraft B-80 N640K

1 February 1985 · Newbern, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 1 February 1985 at about 15:30 local time, a Beechcraft B-80 registered N640K was involved in an accident near Newbern, North Carolina, United States. 8 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 15:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Newbern, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Newbern
Coordinates
35.1102, -77.0704
Aircraft
Beechcraft B-80
Registration
N640K
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Business
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Winston-Salem → Newbern
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Dawn
NTSB number
ATL85LA087

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
8 0 0 0 8

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

PILOT EXPERIENCED LEFT ENGINE FIRE AT CRUISE. EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETED, EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE. LEFT NACELLE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PREVENTING DETERMINATION OF FIRE ORGIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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